The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-08-04

less than the abolition of these lnstltu-
tons is asked by this faction OF the
opposition. He is said TO be the author
Of the uWoolhat" pamphlets, papers,
documents, articles.I &c, which are
being distributed in>several counties.
The editor of the Messenger is now a
member of the Lower House OF the
Legislature; and is a candidate Tor
reelection.
DOING MISSIONARY YORK.
The Agricultural College is making
every effort, however, to overcome al
opposition by it's missionary work by.
means Of what is termed. FARMERS
Institutes Under this system the
faculty of the College undertake to
meet the people at the various county
seats and tell them what the College
is. Prof. Myers, who holds the chair
of chemistry, said to me yesterday
that the faculty were doing the work
of "drummers," and that they never
failed to make a good impression be-
lore an 1nIolllSeIG duolCI1OO.
In this way during the past two
summers, he said, the faculty had
been able to break down many pre-
iudices and to answer every objection
to the conduct of the College. With
the exception of a few, who were thor
oughly indoctrinated against it with
and without reason, Prof. Myers said
that the whole of the intelligent farm
ing population were with the College
heart and soul. Ever since the hold
ing of the first institute a better opln-
ion has prevailed in almost every
county visited.
WHAT THE oLLEG HAS COST.
AS to what the Agricultural College
has cost the taxpayers of Mississippi,
the following figures will show.
Value of the College buildings and oo .a-
Equipment Of the College, stock,
implements, machinery, &c.,...... 95,o66
Making a total plant valuation of 49,. S20s, 4o1
Since the establishment of the Col
lege it has cost the State, including
the original appropriations for con,
struction, S329,6ll. From the land
script fund the College has received
appropriations sufficient to run this
latter figure up the to $392,7l9. The
difference between this sum and $685.
4Ol is $l89,2S2, which represents the
aggregate of the running expenses OF
the College since it was opened, inclu-
ding about $40, 900 appropriated for
repairs to the College building, which
was damaged to that extent by the
cyclone in 1882.
THE ANNUAL EXPENSE TO THE STATE.
For each of the seven years of the
existence. of the College it has cost
| $27, 900 as running expenses. During
boys have entered the College. The
number of graduates compared with
the entrances is small as at every col
| lege, but as a matter Of necessity
nearly every one of the students who
stayed for any length of time under
it's instructions must have imbibed
some of the methods in vogue at the
| College. According to the most trust
worthy information Sc 70 per cent Of
the 2,2l4, or about 1880 students,
have become practical farmers.
NO POLITICIAN CAN OPPOSE IT AND LIVE.
How far the Legislature of Missis-
sippi will regard this result as a paying
interest on its investment, at it's next
session, is not problematic if the opin-
ions of Ex-Governor Stone, Gen.
Hooker, Col. w. B. Street and Sena-
tor George are worthy of consideration.
Gen. Hooker boldly made the state
ment in his annual address to the stu
dents that no candidate for office in
Mississippi need look for success with
his constituents who opposed the Ag-
ricultural College. Gen. Hooker is
Congressman from the Jackson dis.
trict, and is presumed to speak the
opinions of his constituents. 81
THE JEALOUSY OF OTHER COLLEGES. j.
1t was stated to-day that in the Leg.
~islature a good deal of the opposition
to the Agricultural College came from
the alumni of the State University
and the Mississippi College a great
deal Of rivalry going on between the